Firimbi

Firimbi was a United Somali Congress commander during the Somali Civil War. In 1993, he captured US Army pilot Michael Durant after his Black Hawk helicopter was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu, and he sought to negotiate the release of Mohamed Farrah Aidid's advisers in exchange for Durant's release. Durant told him that he was not in charge, and could not negotiate; Firimbi said that he who had the power to kill had the power to negotiate, and that catching Aidid would not stop the killing in Somalia.